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Second arrest made in shooting death of Coastal Carolina student

A second man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a student at Coastal Carolina University, according to a release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Stephon Mclain Jr., 22, of Conway, was taken into custody on Wednesday by police officers in Mansfield, Ohio, according to SLED representative Thom Berry.

A murder warrant was issued against Mclain after the Feb. 26 shooting, Berry said.

Anthony Darnell Liddell, 19, was killed just before 8 p.m. at the University Place apartment complex, which is on the university's campus.

Marquis Spencer McDonald, 20, of Conway, surrendered to SLED on March 1. He has been charged with murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

McDonald, with Mclain, arranged the meeting with Liddell, according to the arrest warrant. McDonald also told investigators that Mclain is also known as "Black," "O-Black" or "Ohio Black," the warrant said.

McDonald and Mclain used a 40-caliber handgun to shoot Liddell three times, the warrant said.

McDonald told investigators that he was there when the shooting happened, but it was "Black who did the shooting," the warrant said.

Mclain waived extradition and was brought by SLED agents to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County.

If convicted, Mclain could face a death sentence or a minimum of 30 years to life in prison, Berry said.

The case will be prosecuted by the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office.

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